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given the pentagon annually spends about $400 billion on goods and services, the administration hope td could recoupe billions of dollars each year by improving contracting accountability. but instead the number of audits has plunge add and savings are dwindling. sarah has been digging into this in the political times. welcome to the show. thank you for having me. >> there have been more auditors than we've had, why are they producing fewer audits? >> i'm not sure if there are more than we've ever had, but definitely the number of auditors has increased by about 20% in the last five years and the audits reviewed is about 1/3 of that over the last five years. so two real main reasons, the increase of d.o.d. spending in that time and therefore the number of audits they have to perform. also they're really focused on thorough audits, producing more comprehensive reviews of these audits and that's going to slow you down. >> and so they're kind of caught between a rock and a hard place, if they don't audit them well enough, people claim they are inaccurate, and if they overaudit them, it
given the pentagon annually spends about $400 billion on goods and services, the administration hope td could recoupe billions of dollars each year by improving contracting accountability. but instead the number of audits has plunge add and savings are dwindling. sarah has been digging into this in the political times. welcome to the show. thank you for having me. >> there have been more auditors than we've had, why are they producing fewer audits? >> i'm not sure if there are more...
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leave the pentagon and go to the industry. who is he and how class are you to the way he does things? >> guest: works for the cementer of defense of information, a columnist for us, a panelist at the mill blogging conference we sponsor. he's been a guest on my podcast many times, and so, i mean, i don't quarrel with the point of view. before i took the job at military.com, i was a civil servant at the naval air systems command at the v-# -- v22 program. as a fleet guy, i didn't have exposure necessarily to the industry side of it, the defense procurement, you know, the roslin part, no exposure, but working at the v22, as you know, a controversial airplane. c-span: explain it. >> guest: it's the v-22 ausprey, half helicopter, half propeller plane with several high profile crashes in tests, almost canceled, brought back from the brink of extension, and then had life breathed into it and ultimately succeeded now in fleet use in afghanistan and throughout the marine corp. and the special operation command, you know, the so-com, sp
leave the pentagon and go to the industry. who is he and how class are you to the way he does things? >> guest: works for the cementer of defense of information, a columnist for us, a panelist at the mill blogging conference we sponsor. he's been a guest on my podcast many times, and so, i mean, i don't quarrel with the point of view. before i took the job at military.com, i was a civil servant at the naval air systems command at the v-# -- v22 program. as a fleet guy, i didn't have...
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there is no way a 1% reduction of the pentagon's base budget from 2012 to 2013 could mean the difference between the world's greatest military and a hollowed out force. and under the administration's proposal, the dod base budget will remain essentially constant between 2013 and 2017 after adjusting for inflation. i believe there is room for additional savings in the department's budget. and those may very well come when we can get some clean accounting statements. and i'm glad to know that that time period, mr. secretary, you have moved up to 2014 i believe, right? and i share your concern about the -- and your opposition to across-the-board cuts that would be mandated by sequestration. but before i ask any questions, i'd like to ask you a couple of things. last october, there were records that i requested, and those records were not submitted until last week. can you be more prompt after this hearing with supplying any records or answers that are requested? >> congressman, i was not aware of that. but in the future, if you make a request for documents and you don't get them in an exped
there is no way a 1% reduction of the pentagon's base budget from 2012 to 2013 could mean the difference between the world's greatest military and a hollowed out force. and under the administration's proposal, the dod base budget will remain essentially constant between 2013 and 2017 after adjusting for inflation. i believe there is room for additional savings in the department's budget. and those may very well come when we can get some clean accounting statements. and i'm glad to know that...
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. >> in the pentagon from the 11th to the 13th. it's next week of september. >> best of luck on that. >> thank you very much. appreciate the time. >>> for years there's been a brewing debate whether electronic warfare should be subordinate to cyberand information operations or the other way around. the marines corps decided the right answer was to merge both communities, a move formalized last year. it was the right decision and one that should be emulated by the entire u.s. military. it's the sophisticated art of intercepting, analyzing or spoofing enemy radar, radio communications or intelligence transmissions. cyber and information operations. the two fields are inextricably linked and increasingly important not only to combat operations on distant battlefields but domestic security as well. the marines' intent is to fully integrate cyberand information operations as defensive elements of combat units equaled to armored vehicles, aircraft, guided weapons and troops. marine leaders are mandating to ew and cyberno longer remain sp
. >> in the pentagon from the 11th to the 13th. it's next week of september. >> best of luck on that. >> thank you very much. appreciate the time. >>> for years there's been a brewing debate whether electronic warfare should be subordinate to cyberand information operations or the other way around. the marines corps decided the right answer was to merge both communities, a move formalized last year. it was the right decision and one that should be emulated by the...
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a standing room only audience in the pentagon for this first ever event. so thank you. have a good afternoon. >>> tomorrow, the house plans to vote on a contempt of congress resolution b against attorney general general eric holder. after the house oversight committee passed the citation last week, when the attorney general failed to provide documents related to operation fast and furious. that vote takes place some time tomorrow afternoon, and you can see it on c-span. and also tomorrow, we expect the supreme court's ruling on the health care law to be released. we'll be outside the courtroom to get reaction from reporters, and we'll open our phone lines to get your opinions and comments. that decision is expected some time tomorrow morning, and we'll start our live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >> july 7th and 8th. book tv explores the culture of missouri state capital. >> this is the one we like to show to visitors when they come into the archives here. and this is a book about harriet tubman. it's called harriet: the moses of her people. and the s
a standing room only audience in the pentagon for this first ever event. so thank you. have a good afternoon. >>> tomorrow, the house plans to vote on a contempt of congress resolution b against attorney general general eric holder. after the house oversight committee passed the citation last week, when the attorney general failed to provide documents related to operation fast and furious. that vote takes place some time tomorrow afternoon, and you can see it on c-span. and also...
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. >> we were concerned in my time in the pentagon with the motion of reduction in programs and stretchouts so. in managing the challenge of the future, the mantra of the old days was guard the front gate, stabilize your programs to reach the goals of delivering on time. we tried to manage the number of major systems through the front gate, we tried to manage cost growth by controlling change orders. baselining. so that's my editorial comment. my question is, in building your budget to what extent are you responsive to these? >> wayne, we absolutely are. to your students i hope you decide to make public policy what your life's about. nice to get up in the morning and be working on things that are bigger than yourself. so i hope -- we need good people. it has a direct effect. i mean, i, particularly with my background, protect well managed programs. if you have a program that's not doing well, that is behind schedule, you are -- there is a presumption against you in this environment. and i say that with all of our program managers in government and my colleagues in industry as well. you need
. >> we were concerned in my time in the pentagon with the motion of reduction in programs and stretchouts so. in managing the challenge of the future, the mantra of the old days was guard the front gate, stabilize your programs to reach the goals of delivering on time. we tried to manage the number of major systems through the front gate, we tried to manage cost growth by controlling change orders. baselining. so that's my editorial comment. my question is, in building your budget to...
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you will land the job at the pentagon. that is how our system of checks and balances breaks down. >> he was suggesting that if you want to leave capitol hill and go to the pentagon, but we hear people leave the pentagon and go to the industry. how do you come close to the things he does thing? >> he works for the center of defense. he is a columnist for us. he has been a panelist at the blogging conference and a guest of mine podcast. i do not quarrel with his point of view. before i took the job at military.com, i worked as a civil servant at the v-22 program. as a fleet the guy, i did not have any exposure to the industry's side of it, the defense procurement. i had no exposure. working in the v-22 which is controversial -- >> explain what it is? cash>> it is a marine airplane that is half helicopter, half propeller plane. at several crashes during test that was almost canceled and brought to the brink of extinction and then is now in fleet use throughout the marine corps. and the special operations command. they use the
you will land the job at the pentagon. that is how our system of checks and balances breaks down. >> he was suggesting that if you want to leave capitol hill and go to the pentagon, but we hear people leave the pentagon and go to the industry. how do you come close to the things he does thing? >> he works for the center of defense. he is a columnist for us. he has been a panelist at the blogging conference and a guest of mine podcast. i do not quarrel with his point of view. before...
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in a logic i had trouble understanding, the pentagon assigned the plane to the air force, and then asked them to be at the beck and call of the army when the army needed that support. i didn't think this was a prescription for a really effective military. and i understand now that because of limitations and air strips in afghanistan, that we don't have enough c-27 js, and one source said you're flying the blades off the 47, to meet the demand there. if we're involved in conflicts like afghanistan in the future, are you confident are you the air force is going to be able to meet your needs? >> thank you, sir. first, in terms of our -- you're touching on our intra-theater lift in terms of strategic lift. we're confident in the c-5 mikes and the c-17s, they'll be able to help us move our forces strategically around the globe in order to meet our requirements. in terms of intratheater lift, which is the subject you focused on, it is important that we have the capability to move in intratheater. when i was the commander in iraq, we conducted the test for the c-130 that was then attached to th
in a logic i had trouble understanding, the pentagon assigned the plane to the air force, and then asked them to be at the beck and call of the army when the army needed that support. i didn't think this was a prescription for a really effective military. and i understand now that because of limitations and air strips in afghanistan, that we don't have enough c-27 js, and one source said you're flying the blades off the 47, to meet the demand there. if we're involved in conflicts like...
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we've got to seize this moment and think of clever creative ways for the pentagon to contribute. another idea, i'm conscious of the time, i'm going to go quickly with apologies if i'm going too quickly with these ideas, you can come after me in discussion. i'll give you one more thought ant the national guard reserve component issue in the two war capability question that i mentioned before. let me talk a little bit about nuclear forces. nuclear forces are still very important to american security. i think we have to be careful about keeping our arsenal reliable, safe, dependable, and also on parity with russia. i don't think the united states and russia are going to be adversaries. i don't think we need to worry too much about the details of our single integrated operational plan. our big war plan for fighting the russians, i don't think the details matter very much. i do think we want to avoid giving mr. putin and any other russian nationalists who might look to nuclear forces to revitalize their greater sense of a greater russia. we want to avoid giving them any in any event o
we've got to seize this moment and think of clever creative ways for the pentagon to contribute. another idea, i'm conscious of the time, i'm going to go quickly with apologies if i'm going too quickly with these ideas, you can come after me in discussion. i'll give you one more thought ant the national guard reserve component issue in the two war capability question that i mentioned before. let me talk a little bit about nuclear forces. nuclear forces are still very important to american...
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these two views really classed within the pentagon. and what happens is, a series of events happened in these carrier deployments that lions back doesn't eventually gets to the the secretary of defense weinberger's attention, who essentially sides with those who think lions matt has been insubordinate and fires them, relieves them and in the middle of all this admiral crowell who was the guy who privately incurred him in the transcripts of phone conversations between his -- between them and him and encourage him the entire time in the surreptitious military operation doesn't back them up and says knows nothing so he takes the fall for something the chairman had encouraged. >> and then, a more lower ranking military officer. if you are serving on one of the ships based out of one of the countries in the council, you understand kind of in the abstract that iran is perhaps the largest threat and the largest piece of the threat environment. no longer soviet union and the russians were not worried about the chinese. they might be worried ab
these two views really classed within the pentagon. and what happens is, a series of events happened in these carrier deployments that lions back doesn't eventually gets to the the secretary of defense weinberger's attention, who essentially sides with those who think lions matt has been insubordinate and fires them, relieves them and in the middle of all this admiral crowell who was the guy who privately incurred him in the transcripts of phone conversations between his -- between them and him...
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if this was the movie spinal tap, the volume would be set to 11 while pentagon planners are being told to wear ear muffs. unfortunately, operation hysteric hysteric hysterical ostrich, as i jokingly calls it, is a way to approach national security planning. this panel is very much intended to get our way past that, to bring together a group of some of the nation's top experts and really dig deep into what the potential implication, the sequestration might mean, specifically for the industry and for national security as well as talk about alternatives and solutions, to treat it seriously rather than just turning the volume up to 11 and hoping something good happens out of that. so the panel today features dr. rebecca grant. she worked for the rand corporation. she's presently the director of the general billy mitchell institute for air power studies, which is an air force association non-profit dedicated to studying all forms of air power. as well, she's president of iris independent research. then we'll hear from mackenzie egland. she served in the office of secretary of defense and jo
if this was the movie spinal tap, the volume would be set to 11 while pentagon planners are being told to wear ear muffs. unfortunately, operation hysteric hysteric hysterical ostrich, as i jokingly calls it, is a way to approach national security planning. this panel is very much intended to get our way past that, to bring together a group of some of the nation's top experts and really dig deep into what the potential implication, the sequestration might mean, specifically for the industry and...
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it takes place in cia headquarters, the pentagon, and at the white house. you know, it's funny for me to write a story about a military operation where 90% of the story takes place in washington, d.c., but that's where the story actually unfolded. today, unique, i think, among presidents of the united states, president obama is almost, daily, given a dossier on a target. this is someone in the cross hairs of the cia or the military, and obama or directer petraeus has to make a decision about whether to shoot at that target, whether to take that person out. now, i know that presidents have had to make critically important decisions affecting thousands and hundreds of thousands of lives throughout history of this country, but it seems to me to be a new development for the president of the united states to be deciding on individual targets around the world on a regular basis, and i think that that is probably one of the most unique developments in modern war, and that kind of defines right now the nature of the war that we're fighting. obama, when he said that
it takes place in cia headquarters, the pentagon, and at the white house. you know, it's funny for me to write a story about a military operation where 90% of the story takes place in washington, d.c., but that's where the story actually unfolded. today, unique, i think, among presidents of the united states, president obama is almost, daily, given a dossier on a target. this is someone in the cross hairs of the cia or the military, and obama or directer petraeus has to make a decision about...
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and i asked in a way that i would normally have asked if i were in the pentagon years before to see the contracts and the amount and what -- who the contractor was and what the state of implementation was on these different contracts. and they couldn't tell us. we worked with them for months and they could not tell us where $32 billion had been spent in a specific way where we could evaluate the results. and that was one of the motivations that caused me to start working as avidly as i did along with chairman mccaskill to see if we couldn't have the management structures in place catch up with the realities of what happened in the post-9/11 environment of military commitments overseas. this is a particular problem in the state department and usaid. i don't think they had anticipated these sorts of programs before the situation that existed once 9/11 occurred. we were very lucky as chairman mccaskill mentioned to have gotten the support of senator john warner when we were advancing this legislation through the senate. he was my senior senator. was a republican. i had worked with him when
and i asked in a way that i would normally have asked if i were in the pentagon years before to see the contracts and the amount and what -- who the contractor was and what the state of implementation was on these different contracts. and they couldn't tell us. we worked with them for months and they could not tell us where $32 billion had been spent in a specific way where we could evaluate the results. and that was one of the motivations that caused me to start working as avidly as i did...
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to spend the money, that would be a betrayal of our job as tornado the job of the people and of the pentagon. we had a budget that put the strategy first and puts us in the right direction. and i'll point out, this is the law. the budget numbers that we projected for the next ten years and secretary panetta and general dempsey had to live under were passed by this congress. some members voted for it and some didn't but it's the law of the land passed pi the house an reduction in the projected increases is the law. these people had to follow and that we passed and gave to them. so as we hear today about various different programs in areas where we thid that this budget is cutting too much, it would be most helpful and i doubt this will happen but i'll ask anyway, as people are making those criticisms, they point out where they'd like to find the money. either within the defense budget you can say, your strategy is all right but you should have spent more money here and less money there. if you don't think that's possible within the defense budget, then by all means, let us know what taxes you
to spend the money, that would be a betrayal of our job as tornado the job of the people and of the pentagon. we had a budget that put the strategy first and puts us in the right direction. and i'll point out, this is the law. the budget numbers that we projected for the next ten years and secretary panetta and general dempsey had to live under were passed by this congress. some members voted for it and some didn't but it's the law of the land passed pi the house an reduction in the projected...
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when the pentagon have teamed up to create entertaining propaganda since the early twentieth century but the partnership really took flight after the success of top gun. now many more filmmakers are getting access to taxpayer funded military equipment if the message lines up with the pentagon's mission what does that ultimately happen. is that hollywood studios and said i've said screenwriters quite publicly if your screenplay cannot get the acceptance of the pentagon then we financially are not in a place to be able to make your movie besides shaping the narrative of how we perceive war some are concerned that movies like these are specifically targeting america's core youth if you look at how this movie act of valor came about a special operations commander mcraven straight up told people that the movie began as an effort to recruit minorities into the seal team but you're not there to teach people about the hardships of war act of valor has all the makings of a hollywood blockbuster complete with some high flying promotion by the navy seals dropping in on the red carpet premiere w
when the pentagon have teamed up to create entertaining propaganda since the early twentieth century but the partnership really took flight after the success of top gun. now many more filmmakers are getting access to taxpayer funded military equipment if the message lines up with the pentagon's mission what does that ultimately happen. is that hollywood studios and said i've said screenwriters quite publicly if your screenplay cannot get the acceptance of the pentagon then we financially are...
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we'll hear from one of the bill's sponsors, senator jim webb, along with pentagon and state department officials. this senate subcommittee hearing on contracting is chaired by missouri senator claire mccaskill who is also a co-sponsor of the legislation. >> i want to welcome everyone to this hearing this morning. i know that senator portman will be arriving shortly. i did want to not keep our first witness waiting. my colleague, senator jim webb, is here to give testimony about our subject today as a brief introductory remark, i'm not going to go into who he is and why he's here because i think most people know who he is. but i do want to say just about why he's here when i came to the senate in 2007, senator webb and i quickly found that we had a place we wanted to work on. and that was contracting and contingencies. his background in the military was a great asset to us as we put together the war contracting commission legislation. and he and i worked on it together and succeeded back in the day that -- before senator warner had retired. senator warner as the ranking member of the ar
we'll hear from one of the bill's sponsors, senator jim webb, along with pentagon and state department officials. this senate subcommittee hearing on contracting is chaired by missouri senator claire mccaskill who is also a co-sponsor of the legislation. >> i want to welcome everyone to this hearing this morning. i know that senator portman will be arriving shortly. i did want to not keep our first witness waiting. my colleague, senator jim webb, is here to give testimony about our...
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and iowa has fully joined the fear mongering club explaining how this would occur every aspect of the pentagon from jobs to of course overall national security. it means nearly a million jobs in the defense industrial base but as senator mccain has said our secretary of defense has said essentially be shooting ourselves in the head if we go forward in this hauling out our forces jeopardizing our national security and i think there is to be a wake up call to congress on both sides of the. yeah she actually said shooting ourselves in the head just more evidence of the mounting hyperbolic language that we've seen over and over again from the war hawks. in modern warfare if you're not in advancing improving your technology you become very much at risk so if we could a trillion dollars out over the next decade our modernization programs come to a halt and you're talking about personnel cuts of gigantic proportions so you can't project force as the navy will have fewer ships than we've had one hundred years we'll be giving one hundred fifty to two hundred thousand pink slips to active men and women
and iowa has fully joined the fear mongering club explaining how this would occur every aspect of the pentagon from jobs to of course overall national security. it means nearly a million jobs in the defense industrial base but as senator mccain has said our secretary of defense has said essentially be shooting ourselves in the head if we go forward in this hauling out our forces jeopardizing our national security and i think there is to be a wake up call to congress on both sides of the. yeah...
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administer justice to survivors and yet the sexual assault response office known as sapro has been the pentagon's primary answer to stopping sexual assault in the ranks. to be clear, sapro has no law enforcement authority or any authority to prosecute or punish. it's rife with rape methodology and victim blaming including the poster that says ask her when she's sober. in other words, it cannot administer justice to anyone. the database, a centralized database recording sexual assaults required by law in 2009 has yet to appear. military and congressional leaders need to stop expecting solutions from sapro and ensuring victims get real access to justice. enormous challenges to justice for the military assault survives still remain, but sensible solutions are available. swan is working with military and congressional leadership to enact some of the following reforms. first, rule 306 from the manual for courts marshal requires that most the accused service members chain of command be the officer who determines case disposition. in other words, company commanders, junior officers with no legal trainin
administer justice to survivors and yet the sexual assault response office known as sapro has been the pentagon's primary answer to stopping sexual assault in the ranks. to be clear, sapro has no law enforcement authority or any authority to prosecute or punish. it's rife with rape methodology and victim blaming including the poster that says ask her when she's sober. in other words, it cannot administer justice to anyone. the database, a centralized database recording sexual assaults required...
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it's a pentagon policy we need to do with. so it's one of those policies that we need to address very quickly because we don't have to go the congressional rabbit i see it changing. it's unfortunate that we couldn't do one action, it's just the other servicers, our counterparts overseas. it's something that we can attack here in the near future that i would like to open up to the audience. let me get in one more question if you don't mind. are any of you from military families speak is the reason i ask is, as you've gotten to know more gay and lesbian people in the civilian world, do you often get asked a question of why you joined, and you know, how do you explain that? i guess i'm asking, you join an environment, you, i'm wondering how that is going to be different. >> my father is a master sergeant in the united states on and is also the son dash also done to deployment to iraq to india still in the army? >> he is still in the service. not any active component though. and curling up with him, then, having him around my life
it's a pentagon policy we need to do with. so it's one of those policies that we need to address very quickly because we don't have to go the congressional rabbit i see it changing. it's unfortunate that we couldn't do one action, it's just the other servicers, our counterparts overseas. it's something that we can attack here in the near future that i would like to open up to the audience. let me get in one more question if you don't mind. are any of you from military families speak is the...
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the one thing the pentagon does is plan. i mean, that's what they're there for, and i think if they didn't plan for contingencies of all sorts, iran or elsewhere, they're not doing their job. because if a crisis happens, you just can't make these things up on the fly. you have to have forces in position, you have to have thought through the problem. i don't know as you go through the history, i think very often you find the military officers are the ones who are counseling restraint, that they really don't want to go to war or don't want to escalate crisis. so i think, i think you're absolutely correct. the one problem we always have is the iranians -- and as you said, the iranians don't always interpret what we say correctly or don't interpret what they see correctly is perhaps a better word. a good example of that is 1998. the u.s., saddam hussein kicks out u.n. inspectors in december '98, u.s. moves forces in to, for a retaliatory strike that's called desert fox, part of the small furry animal plan. and fox was the one th
the one thing the pentagon does is plan. i mean, that's what they're there for, and i think if they didn't plan for contingencies of all sorts, iran or elsewhere, they're not doing their job. because if a crisis happens, you just can't make these things up on the fly. you have to have forces in position, you have to have thought through the problem. i don't know as you go through the history, i think very often you find the military officers are the ones who are counseling restraint, that they...
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he started his career at livermore lab in california and eventually moving to the pentagon where he became the director of defense research and engineering then air force secretary and eventually defense secretary. his ability to handle a staggering workload are legend including read and annotating 400 page briefing books overnight. during the career brown shaped fighters like the f-15 and f-16 that remain the air force's backbone fleet today. and championed jointness among the military serv before the failed iran hostage rescue mission convinced others to follow. now 85, brown continues to serve on the defense policy board and is a trustee of the center for strategic and international studies. with joyce winds low, brown recently co-authored "star- spangled security" applying lessons safeguarding america. i asked him whether jointness was too far as some critics argue. >> not every operation requires jointness. i'm sure there are some that can be best handled by a single service. and by an element rather far down in the table of organization of that service. nevertheless, i believe that t
he started his career at livermore lab in california and eventually moving to the pentagon where he became the director of defense research and engineering then air force secretary and eventually defense secretary. his ability to handle a staggering workload are legend including read and annotating 400 page briefing books overnight. during the career brown shaped fighters like the f-15 and f-16 that remain the air force's backbone fleet today. and championed jointness among the military serv...
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home so it's not a promise in the progressive directions what the obama administration and what the pentagon are doing in it and obama signaling that explicitly in his speech he puts again the primacy of the turn towards asia which really is a turn against china i think they're looking forward to this competition and the evolution of a possible cold war type scenario with china which again gives the pentagon a long term enemy which justifies gives rationale to the continued expansion of the us defense budget this does not cut the defense budget it only slows the projected growth of the defense budget the u.s. government's budget deficit is a major major problem in a threat to the united states standing in the global market but nonetheless the primacy of the military industrial complex is in fact intact so it is a budget shortfall you'll see teachers laid off nurses laid off firefighters laid off but the pentagon will get more than its fair share. well for more insight on these new u.s. military plans and what it will mean for america and the world we're now in time barty's military analyst a
home so it's not a promise in the progressive directions what the obama administration and what the pentagon are doing in it and obama signaling that explicitly in his speech he puts again the primacy of the turn towards asia which really is a turn against china i think they're looking forward to this competition and the evolution of a possible cold war type scenario with china which again gives the pentagon a long term enemy which justifies gives rationale to the continued expansion of the us...
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it was the subject of the movie "pentagon wars." kelsey frazier plays the part of someone sending a piece of weaponry. both the abe -- abrams and bradley are going to be around, notwithstanding they are going to lighter units. a striker unit is coming along that is lighter. the troops want the abrams and bradley. another place that has really shown where i would have said five years ago that the navy wouldn't have a chance in a war like this because of anti-shipping missiles. five carriers came down and put tremendous pressure on the iraqis. it was a very, very positive effort. they were launched in 1975, a 6 ,000-man crew. you will see them in the -- a 6,000 man crew. the u.s.s. baatan, carries a bunch of helicopters, depending on the mission. it carries landing craft. the landing craft lead the marines capture an airfield. a wonderful system that is put together. the apache took a lot of criticism in afghanistan and iraq, but when the battlefield is prepared when you used artillery and fixed-win aircraft correctly it is a good sys
it was the subject of the movie "pentagon wars." kelsey frazier plays the part of someone sending a piece of weaponry. both the abe -- abrams and bradley are going to be around, notwithstanding they are going to lighter units. a striker unit is coming along that is lighter. the troops want the abrams and bradley. another place that has really shown where i would have said five years ago that the navy wouldn't have a chance in a war like this because of anti-shipping missiles. five...
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live coverage from the pentagon on c-span3. >>> as a result of these changes, more than 14,000 additional positions will now be open to women across the force. secretary panetta strongly supports these changes. he recognizes over the decade of war women have contributed in unprecedented ways to the military's mission. they have put their lives on the line to defend the country and demonstrated courage, patriotism and skill. they have proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles on and off the battlefield. these changes will allow them to accomplish even more. as we make this announcement, i would like to stress that secretary panetta leaves this is the beginning, not the end of a process. the services will continue to review positions and requirements to determine what additional positions may be opened to women. our goal is to ensure that the mission is met with the best qualified and most capable people regardless of gender. to that end while practical barriers do still exist to removing other restrictions on women serving, we're reviewing those to see if more opportuni
live coverage from the pentagon on c-span3. >>> as a result of these changes, more than 14,000 additional positions will now be open to women across the force. secretary panetta strongly supports these changes. he recognizes over the decade of war women have contributed in unprecedented ways to the military's mission. they have put their lives on the line to defend the country and demonstrated courage, patriotism and skill. they have proven their ability to serve in an expanding number...
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>> i was at the pentagon during 9/11, and i feel we should win at all costs, but i realize reality with the budget and the economy. i am still motivated to do what we need to do to win, but i know we are moving on. i am very motivated to go. i am looking forward to it. >> i consider it an honor, but very fortunate that we do what we do because it allows me to sit down and talk with you for a half-hour. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. for information -- >> for information about my new book " once in a lifetime -- chance of a lifetime,>> for online video of all "this is america" programs, visit our website, thisisamerica.net. "this is america" is made possible by -- the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public education. the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. poonsang corp. -- forging a higher global standard. higher global standard. ctctc foundation, afo
>> i was at the pentagon during 9/11, and i feel we should win at all costs, but i realize reality with the budget and the economy. i am still motivated to do what we need to do to win, but i know we are moving on. i am very motivated to go. i am looking forward to it. >> i consider it an honor, but very fortunate that we do what we do because it allows me to sit down and talk with you for a half-hour. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. for information --...
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we're off to a good start and i look forward to working with everybody on the committee and at the pentagon to get the job done for the american people. >> we're fortunate to have with us today, our secretary of defense, honorable leon e. panetta from the u.s. department of defense. general martin e. dempsey, united states army, chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the honorable robert, if i heal, tunds secretary of defense, and controller of the department. thank you for being here. mr. secretary, the time is yours. >> thank you very much, members of this committee, always nice to be able to return to the house i'll ask that my statement be made part of the record. >> no objection, so ordered. >> i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the president's budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the department of defense. these brave men and women, and they are, for anybody that's gone to the battlefield and talked to those in uniform, they are without question, the next greatest generation of individuals. along with the department easy vilian professionals who support them, th
we're off to a good start and i look forward to working with everybody on the committee and at the pentagon to get the job done for the american people. >> we're fortunate to have with us today, our secretary of defense, honorable leon e. panetta from the u.s. department of defense. general martin e. dempsey, united states army, chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the honorable robert, if i heal, tunds secretary of defense, and controller of the department. thank you for being here. mr....
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. >> 663 in the pentagon. >> they are all sharp too, the women. >> romney made a very good point. >> that is actually the wall street journal. >> reagan had a 600 ship navy. it is now down to fewer than 300. also the american people talking straight politics, you tell them we are going to build up our ships that is very positive with the american people in terms of defense. i think you ought to have a 300 ship navy because we are going to be bringing the troops home. >> first of all the president is right when he says you don't count ships you count the effectiveness of the navy and of the entire military force. what romney is doing is he is appealing to the ship building facilities in virginia. it is campaign rhetoric, not a realistic defense. >> eleanor, once again eleanor is right. >> thank you, tim. >> it is military industrial king pinnism. george allen is doing it in virginia and now romney is doing it. >> we need more ships to make more jobs. >> you sound like obama when you are saying we need more ships to make more jobs. >> we do need ships to defend american interests abroa
. >> 663 in the pentagon. >> they are all sharp too, the women. >> romney made a very good point. >> that is actually the wall street journal. >> reagan had a 600 ship navy. it is now down to fewer than 300. also the american people talking straight politics, you tell them we are going to build up our ships that is very positive with the american people in terms of defense. i think you ought to have a 300 ship navy because we are going to be bringing the troops...
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a plateau right now is what the pentagon thinks is going. were that to happen, we're on a path that would take a six% below. historically, but is good down by about 30%. while in may not be strictly partisan, we do have a district between where we typically go with defense costs and where we presently are. the pressures are deeper than just the budget control act. two things are underlying. we're ending the wars. that is something the administration stressed and that our respondents seemed to favor it hit also, debt reduction is important is respectful -- irrespective of the things that in at 63 close of $4 trillion by their revenue increase or spending this. you are going to have to have something that will substitute for sequester. national defence was still be part. american views are a big reason why after the election are likely to see further reductions made to the national defense budget. national defense will remain on the table. with that, i'm going to turn it over to adjustment. >> i am sorry i came late. the perils of mass transit
a plateau right now is what the pentagon thinks is going. were that to happen, we're on a path that would take a six% below. historically, but is good down by about 30%. while in may not be strictly partisan, we do have a district between where we typically go with defense costs and where we presently are. the pressures are deeper than just the budget control act. two things are underlying. we're ending the wars. that is something the administration stressed and that our respondents seemed to...
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recasting america's global military strategy or just more of the same brok obama's new vision for the pentagon is aimed at saving money while making the u.s. military more lean and mean critics charge this new mission is no different from the one obama inherited from the bush era the u.s. will remain the world's policeman. and. to cross-talk washington's new military strategy i'm joined by matthew rothschild in madison he is the editor of the progressive magazine in los angeles we have christian whiten he is a principal with d.c. international advisory and a former state department senior adviser and in london we crossed to frank jackson he is vice president of uniting for peace all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's see what mr obama has in mind for the pentagon. in light of budgetary mandates passed by congress last year requiring reduction in overall defense spending president barack obama has announced a new strategic initiative for the american military in contrast to his predecessors the president's plans no longer call f
recasting america's global military strategy or just more of the same brok obama's new vision for the pentagon is aimed at saving money while making the u.s. military more lean and mean critics charge this new mission is no different from the one obama inherited from the bush era the u.s. will remain the world's policeman. and. to cross-talk washington's new military strategy i'm joined by matthew rothschild in madison he is the editor of the progressive magazine in los angeles we have...
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in a logic that i had trouble understanding, the pentagon assigned the plane to the air force and asked them to be at the beck and call of the army when the army needed that support. did i not think it was a prescription for really a effective military. and i understand now, that because of limitations in air strips in afghanistan we do not have enough c-27 js and one said we are flying the blades off of others to meet the demand. how do you feel that the air force will be able to meet your needs? >> thank you, sir. first, in terms of our -- and you are touching on our -- lift, we are confident in the c 5-mikes and c-17s to meet our requirements. the subject up focused on, it is important that we have the capability to move. when i was the commander in iraq, we conducted the tests for the c-130 that was attached to the army in order to meet its missions and we found it to be an incredibly successful program, where we controlled where it went and controlled the loads and it enabled us to get what we need, where we needed it on time and that is the understanding that is now between us and
in a logic that i had trouble understanding, the pentagon assigned the plane to the air force and asked them to be at the beck and call of the army when the army needed that support. did i not think it was a prescription for really a effective military. and i understand now, that because of limitations in air strips in afghanistan we do not have enough c-27 js and one said we are flying the blades off of others to meet the demand. how do you feel that the air force will be able to meet your...
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a spokesman for the pentagon joins us by phone in washington. what happened? >> we have investigators on the ground in canada are -- kandahar investigating the scene of what appears to be a mass murder perpetuated reportedly by an american soldier on sunday. details are still coming in. there is much we do not know. it does appear to be more than 10 afghans shot by this one gunman. several of them are being treated by u.s. doctors. we're watching this closely. investigators are on the scene. the alleged gunman is in u.s. custody at this time. >> where did the shootings take place? quickly to place in a village outside one of our bases -- >> they took place in a village outside one of our bases in kandahar province. >> what do you know about the service member who allegedly committed the shootings? >> we certainly have a suspect in custody. i am not going to be able to go into personal details about the individual, but he is being questioned as we speak. >> afghan officials say 16 people were killed. you have a slightly different account. >> we are not putting
a spokesman for the pentagon joins us by phone in washington. what happened? >> we have investigators on the ground in canada are -- kandahar investigating the scene of what appears to be a mass murder perpetuated reportedly by an american soldier on sunday. details are still coming in. there is much we do not know. it does appear to be more than 10 afghans shot by this one gunman. several of them are being treated by u.s. doctors. we're watching this closely. investigators are on the...
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the pentagon can cut more. it just needs more time and less mindless rules to do so. could sequestration still be avoided? yes, lawmakers could strike a deal at the last minute to keep it from happening or stop it shortly after it takes effect. but no matter what happens with sequestration, d.o.d. should use this opportunity to prepare for what most think is inevitable. another 200 billion to $300 billion likely to be cut over the coming decade as part of any budget deal. in this fiscal and political climate, national security cuts will likely be demanded quickly. only by thinking ahead, prioritizing and rigorously driving reforms and slashing waste will the pentagon control its future rather than have its future deck at a timed -- dictated by powers beyond its control. thank you for joining us for "this week in defense news." you can watch this program on defensenewstv.com or e-mail me at vago@defensenews.com. i'll be back next week at the same time. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your ret
the pentagon can cut more. it just needs more time and less mindless rules to do so. could sequestration still be avoided? yes, lawmakers could strike a deal at the last minute to keep it from happening or stop it shortly after it takes effect. but no matter what happens with sequestration, d.o.d. should use this opportunity to prepare for what most think is inevitable. another 200 billion to $300 billion likely to be cut over the coming decade as part of any budget deal. in this fiscal and...
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i spent five years in the pentagon in different capacities including four years on the defense resources board. and one of my eye openers coming to the senate was sitting on foreign relations committee in '07, we had a hearing on iraq reconstruction programs with the state department. they mention in the chest with a $32 billion in iraq's reconstruction programs that had been appropriated and were in some form of, being put into play, and they asked in a way that i wouldn't have asked if i were in the pentagon years before, to see the contracts and the amount with the contractor was, and what the state of implementation was on these different contracts. and they couldn't tell us. we worked with him for months. they could not tell us where $32 billion has been spent in a specific way where we could evaluate the results. and that was one of the motivations that caused me to start working as avidly as i did, along with chairman mccaskill, to see if we couldn't have the management structures in place, catch up with the realities of what happened since 9/11 environment of military commitments
i spent five years in the pentagon in different capacities including four years on the defense resources board. and one of my eye openers coming to the senate was sitting on foreign relations committee in '07, we had a hearing on iraq reconstruction programs with the state department. they mention in the chest with a $32 billion in iraq's reconstruction programs that had been appropriated and were in some form of, being put into play, and they asked in a way that i wouldn't have asked if i were...
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of the pentagon uses representing the pentagon like a pr firm. >> how concerned are you that in the future when you want to do it for about the doors will be closed? -- when you want to do a profile, the doors will be closed? >> i am not concerned. when are dedicated to reporting, you find a way to get the story. you find a way to get the story. they knew the story was coming, how tense was it? >> i was back in vermont. duncan had told people this story is either going to be fun or end my career. >> did it? >> he losses job. he resigned. he was a civilian. i think the again took a lot of the -- duncan took a lot of the blame when there is plenty to share. >> who else should take some responsibility? >> admiral smith was in the room of its common spirited mcchrystal knows this. -- was in the room. the general mcchrystal knows this. he was setting the tone for the entire bunch. he is the ultimate operator. he set the tone. >> was there any fact checking that went on from "rolling stone" to the military? >> yes. "rolling stone" is one of the few magazines like that does extensive resea
of the pentagon uses representing the pentagon like a pr firm. >> how concerned are you that in the future when you want to do it for about the doors will be closed? -- when you want to do a profile, the doors will be closed? >> i am not concerned. when are dedicated to reporting, you find a way to get the story. you find a way to get the story. they knew the story was coming, how tense was it? >> i was back in vermont. duncan had told people this story is either going to be...
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how big is the problem and what is the pentagon doing to solve it? here to tell us are gerald brown, head of the anticounterfeit working group at the pentagon, and christine met the technical and >>> thanks very much for joining us today. i want to start off with finding out exactly how big a problem this is for d.o.d., what's being done to keep from buying counterfeit parts and what's being done to remove them from the supply chain. >> thank you very much for having us. i'm a big fan of the show. >> thank you very much. >> this is a serious problem for the d.o.d. anything that would impact war fighter safety or mission assurance we take very seriously. we're treating this as a very serious problem. what we're doing to counteract counterfeit in the d.o.d. supply chain and we're premayoral focused on weapons systems parts, things on airplanes, et cetera, is essentially identify those items that are critical to safety and mission performance, exercise particular due diligence and care in procuring those and testing them, sharing information across the
how big is the problem and what is the pentagon doing to solve it? here to tell us are gerald brown, head of the anticounterfeit working group at the pentagon, and christine met the technical and >>> thanks very much for joining us today. i want to start off with finding out exactly how big a problem this is for d.o.d., what's being done to keep from buying counterfeit parts and what's being done to remove them from the supply chain. >> thank you very much for having us. i'm a...
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reported this what has been sort of the reaction to all this whole the pentagon doesn't seem to like it at all it's weird how it seems like the pentagon at this point should really just start rethinking how they handle their public relations i mean i guess you could go back and say that they've always had a bit of a problem but. this is something that people still want to know about where they're getting in trouble for allegedly breaking nondisclosure agreements and releasing or sharing classified information we don't know what something needed to the game it has nothing to with bin ladin apparently but something made it there in the pentagon never signed off on it so it seems we know that other information have been moderated went to hollywood already and there's already been a congressional or calls for congressional inquiry into that but it seems like the pentagon is really picking and choosing who they want to reprimand who they want to hold accountable for what i think is really good point i remember we saw a few months ago that story on sixty minutes you know those i believe th
reported this what has been sort of the reaction to all this whole the pentagon doesn't seem to like it at all it's weird how it seems like the pentagon at this point should really just start rethinking how they handle their public relations i mean i guess you could go back and say that they've always had a bit of a problem but. this is something that people still want to know about where they're getting in trouble for allegedly breaking nondisclosure agreements and releasing or sharing...